Industry News - Germany

Germany’s Euro Lottery ‘Targeting October Launch’

14/01/2009: Private companies now altogether excluded from the German lottery market under new laws that took effect this month have leapt to criticize Germany’s state-run lottery operators over their reported plans to launch a pan-European game to rival the EuroMillions lottery before the end of the year.

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Berlin Court Casts Doubt Over Online Lottery Ban

26/09/2008: A Berlin court ruling has boosted the hopes of private lottery distributors in Germany seeking protection from a ban on online lottery sales scheduled to take effect in January of next year, legal observers agree.

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Private Lotteries Win Ringing Anti-Trust Victory In German Court

15/08/2008: Two private German lottery operators have won a clear victory in their case against the activities of the state lottery cartel. While the decision is unlikely to halt the further implementation of the Interstate treaty in January, the prospect of a hefty compensation claim may cause the cartel operators to reconsider their positions.

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Private Lottery Companies Gamble On German Treaty Challenge Success

13/08/2008: A German Federal Court ruling due later this week could provide some indication as to whether the ban on online lottery sales under Germany’s Interstate Gambling Treaty will come into effect as scheduled next year. Private lottery distributors, already suffering under the Treaty, are banking on obtaining legal protection from the Treaty’s full scope.

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German Online Casino Looks To Loophole In Internet Gambling Ban

08/04/2008: A Casinos Austria-owned online casino will soon begin to offer its games to residents in the German state of Lower Saxony following a court victory last week, despite the general prohibition on internet gambling in Germany under the Interstate Treaty which came into force in January 2008. The Treaty’s draconian provisions may mean the internet casino is short-lived, but its very existence could further undermine the already maligned Treaty, say legal experts.

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Battle Over German Interstate Treaty Heading For Home Front Skirmishes

09/01/2008: The German Interstate Gambling Treaty came into force as of January 1, despite doubts as to how enforceable the legislation will ultimately turn out to be. However, while some operators are pinning their hopes on European Commission action to overturn the treaty, a European decision may be years off and experts believe the first challenges are likely to emerge via domestic court action within the next few weeks.

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German Court Confusion Fuels Interstate Treaty Challenge

19/12/2007: A decision upholding the validity of Bwin’s old East German sports betting licence to offer internet betting could shelter the company from the worst effects of the impending ban on all internet gambling in Germany established by the Interstate Lotteries Treaty, according to one expert. However, the latest decision adds further speculation to exactly how the treaty will be applied in Germany in early 2008.

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Germany Moves To Prohibit Tennis Betting

21/11/2007: The governing body overseeing tennis in Germany has quadrupled fines for betting on the sport by players and their entourages. Following debate at its annual congress over the weekend the German Tennis Federation (DTB) announced yesterday that it would step up measures to curb betting on the sport.

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Bwin Boosted By German Court

08/11/2007: The Administrative Court of Appeal in Hesse has cast further doubt on the looming prohibition of internet gambling in Germany by overturning a state-wide ban imposed on Bwin on the grounds that such a ban is “technically unfeasible”.

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Storm Clouds Gather Over German Treaty

01/11/2007: As the first of Germany’s sixteen Lander formally adopts the Interstate Treaty, failure to notify the European Commission of key provisions lead some observers to doubt how enforceable the legislation will turn out to be. Furthermore, an announcement by Bwin this week suggests that the Commission’s will not be the only challenge to a Treaty that is scheduled to come into force in January 2008.

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